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javascript code for document.evaluate (xpath) in IE
Hello,
would you tell me how to write this code to support also IE?
would you tell me how to write this code to support also IE?
if (!document.evaluate) {
alert("Sorry, cannot do that. Your browser does not support the evaluate method!");
return null;
}
var a_el = document.evaluate(".//tr/td/a[contains(@id, 'foo')]", table_node, null, XPathResult.FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE, null).singleNodeValue;
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Mcnute, can you tell me.
in your jquery code, where do I use the table_node variable?
(this is the ONLY table in the document I want to search in).
Thanks.
in your jquery code, where do I use the table_node variable?
(this is the ONLY table in the document I want to search in).
Thanks.
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ok. thanks.
can I use table_node element instead of $('#id_of_the_table') ?
can I use table_node element instead of $('#id_of_the_table') ?
you can give whatever id you want, unless it begins with an alpha value from a-z. id's like 1-item are not allowed since it starts with a number.
So it can be $('#table_node'), yes.
So it can be $('#table_node'), yes.
ASKER
I mean, what if the table_node is DOM element?
retrieved somehow (it has NOT an id property).
e.g. table_node = some_element.parentNode.ch
retrieved somehow (it has NOT an id property).
e.g. table_node = some_element.parentNode.ch
If you know that it is the third table in the DOM, then you can do something like this:
Considering that index starts at 0 so your first is 0, second table is 1, third is 2.
Am I understanding you right there?
You seam to know which table that is. You have a varialbe with the object of the table stored in it, right? You can just use it as is:
$('table:eq(2)').find('a');
Considering that index starts at 0 so your first is 0, second table is 1, third is 2.
Am I understanding you right there?
You seam to know which table that is. You have a varialbe with the object of the table stored in it, right? You can just use it as is:
var tablea = table_node.find('a');
tablea.each(function(){
if ( $(this).attr('id').match(/foo/g) ) {
// do something with it
}
});
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Thanks.
I think IE does not support this property. My suggestion is go with jQuery.
Check this out:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4681968/document-evaluate-cross-browser